Thekatanaisfittedinawonderful,properEdo-periodkoshirae.Thisisasetoffittingsthathaveremainedintactsincethemid-1800s.Itgivesthefeelingofatimewarpbacktothe feudaldaysoftheSamuraishogunate. We learned via a judge at the NTHK-NPO that only very
skilled swordsmen under patronage of Feudal lords could have a red
saya. Skilled Samurai only!